The Annual Staff Fall Luncheon will be on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the University Center, Ballroom.
Get Fit on Your Lunch Break
Sometimes faculty and staff are looking for a private fitness opportunity to work out together, away from students! With Private Fitness Classes, you can work out consistently in a group of your peers while receiving personal attention from a seasoned instructor and genuine support from the group of people who are enrolled. This program style runs for five straight weeks and meets twice each week, for a total of 10 workouts together. Details for session 2 of faculty/staff private fitness classes can be found below.
Session 2 runs October 23 to November 30
(No Classes During Thanksgiving Break)
Registration is open Oct. 9 – Oct. 26
Faculty/Staff Yoga
Mondays & Wednesdays, 12 p.m.-12:50 p.m.
Goolrick Studio 5
Work on your flexibility, strength, and mind/body connection in this enjoyable, beginner-friendly yoga practice with Bill. By the end of the 5-week session, you will have completed 10 yoga practices.
Faculty/Staff Eagle Fit
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12 p.m.-12:45 p.m.
Goolrick Studio 5
Improve your muscle strength and endurance with Leslie and Brittanie in this 45 minute class that is adaptable for all fitness levels. You will use dumbbells, mats, and steps to strengthen each muscle group one energizing song at a time. By the end of the 5 week session, you will have completed 10 workouts.
The cost is $75 to register per person. In order for a class to run, it must have at least 3 people register and pay prior to the first class.
Register online at campusrec.umw.edu today! When you arrive to the website, please click “Log In” in the top right corner and click the blue button that allows you to “Sign in with your UMW NetID and password”. Then click on “All Programs” on the home page to find the Private Fitness classification.
If you don’t mind exercising around students, you’re also invited to participate in our regularly scheduled group fitness classes. All you need to do is purchase a $10 Group Fitness Pass and you’ll have access to over 35 classes each week for the entire school year.
Questions? Email Campus Rec at campusrec@umw.edu.
Scholarship Awarding Satisfaction Survey
The Office of Financial Aid and the Office of Advancement would like feedback from all system users, committee chairs and standard committee members regarding the scholarship awarding process. An email was sent to all system users, committee chairs and standard committee members with a direct link to the online survey. If you have not received this email, please contact Kimberley Buster- Williams at kwilli23@umw.edu. The survey will remain open until Nov. 1.
Pumpkin Palooza 2017 is Oct. 29
Please join University of Mary Washington’s Community Outreach and Resources (COAR) for their annual fall event, Pumpkin Palooza! This event will be held on Sunday, Oct. 29. from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Ball Circle. Faculty and staff are invited to bring their children to take part in the event. Activities will include crafts, games, and trick-or-treating on campus. We encourage everyone to come in their best costumes! Adult supervision is required and the event is weather permitting. For event cancellation updates, please check our website (http://coar.umwblogs.org/), Facebook page (COAR UMW), or call (540)654-1802.
Contact us with any questions or concerns: coarumw@gmail.com or (540) 654-1802
October Business Services eUpdate
Textbook Adoptions
Textbook adoptions for Spring 2018 are due Oct. 29. Adoptions can be submitted through the new adoption portal, Collect. Departments with 100% on-time adoptions are eligible to win up to $2,500 in Pepsi Scholarship funds for students’ course materials.
Fall Into Savings
October is the month to stock up on UMW apparel!
October 9: Warm Weather Sale! Get 20% off warm weather gear like shorts and tanks.
October 16-18: Staff Appreciation! Faculty and staff can enjoy 20% off one regularly priced UMW gift or apparel item. Additionally, the Bookstore will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. for the Employee Luncheon.
October 20 and 21: Homecoming Weekend. Buy a single alumni item with a 20% discount. Don’t forget to cheer on our UMW Athletes!
UMW Book Club
The UMW Book Club will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from noon to 1 p.m., to discuss A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. The group will meet in the University Bookstore, 306 Lee Hall. For more information on a Book Club discount or other questions about the Book Club, contact Margaret Mock at mmock@umw.edu or x1017.
Poetry Reading and Book Signing
On November 13 the Bookstore will have books for sale and signing by poets Rebecca Aronson and James Arthur at the reading sponsored by the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication at 6 p.m., at 1201 William Street.
Off Campus Deals
Visit the EagleOne website to find more information about deals from our off-campus merchants.
Pepsi Bottle Recycling
Pepsi has provided containers for bottle recycling. Please contact the EagleOne Card Center at x1005 for details.
All Aquatics, All UMW
Yoga on water? Red Cross certified lifeguard classes? Year round ground and private swim lessons? UMW Campus Recreation has your aquatics needs covered! Check us out online at campusrec.umw.edu or in person. Questions? Feel free to email us at campusrec.umw.edu
We look forward to seeing you at Campus Rec soon!
Federal Workforce Recruitment Program
The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through paid summer or permanent jobs.
Participating in the WRP is an excellent way to:
- Find an internship or permanent position in the federal or private sector
- Explore careers in the federal service
- Gain interviewing experience
The WRP provides students with disabilities in all fields of study the opportunity to market their abilities to a wide variety of potential employers across the United States, sharpen their interviewing skills during a required one-on-one meeting with a WRP recruiter, and gain valuable skills, experience, and contacts on the job.
To apply for WRP, you must:
- have a disability AND
- be a U.S. citizen AND
- be enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education on a substantially full-time basis (unless your disability precludes you from taking a substantially full-time load) to seek a degree OR
- be enrolled in such an institution as a degree-seeking student taking less than a substantially full-time load in the enrollment period immediately prior to graduation OR
- have graduated from an institution within the past year (April 2016 or later).
Student registration is currently open at WRP.gov. Register ASAP to start your application. Applications, including a resume and transcript, must be finalized by October 17th.
Click on the purple “Student Registration” button to get started!
The WRP is run on an annual basis and requires student applicants to have a phone or video conference interview with one of our recruiters. The interviews take place during October-November each year. The WRP is coordinated on college campuses by Disability Services or Career Services offices. For more information, contact:
Kyle Danzey
Assistant Director for Career and Professional Development
kdanzey@umw.edu
Fall 2017 Job & Internship Fair Oct. 24
Come to the Job & Internship Fair on Oct. 24 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., Chandler Ballroom, University Center!
This event attracts local, regional, and national employers who will be searching to fill full-time and internship positions. There will also be graduate school representatives, who will be available to talk about their programs.
Organizations attending include representatives from corporations, federal and state government, and non-profit organizations. All students, alumni, and community members are welcome and are encouraged to arrive with resumes and dressed in business professional attire.
Please register for this event through your Handshake profile at http://bit.ly/2hDOw7P. There is no cost for students and alumni to attend.
For more information, contact:
Center for Career and Professional Development
ccpd@umw.edu
October Blood Drive, Oct. 5
The UMW Red Cross Student Organization welcomes faculty and staff donors at our monthly blood drives on the Fredericksburg campus!
October Drive
Location: Hurley Convergence Center Digital Auditorium
Date: Thursday, October 5th
Time: 11am-5pm
Co-sponsor: Alpha Mu Sigma
Sign up online to donate at http://www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearch.jsp, search zip code 22401, and select the UMW drive. Please email umw.redcrossclub@gmail.com with any questions or comments!
UMW’s 2017 Annual Security Report
The following message is from UMW Public Safety
The University of Mary Washington’s Annual Security Report has been published for 2017. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning crimes that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University of Mary Washington, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
Also included is information that addresses the school’s policies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security. For example, policies for responding to emergency situations and sexual offenses or sexual misconduct are included.
You may obtain a copy of this report at the UMW Police Department at Brent Hall, phone number 540-654-1025, or by accessing the following website: http://www.umw.edu/police/2017-annual-security-report/umw-police/.
If you have any questions regarding this year’s Annual Security Report, please contact Chief Mike Hall by email at mhall2@umw.edu.